The Pop-Culture E-Zine
Now this is pretty darn cool, thanks to Kickass3DPrints! Why is it cool you ask, well, Kickass3DPrints has made their Super Mario Question Block Ninty Switch game case STL files free to download from Cults3d.
So download the files (~ 532KB), hit up your favourite 3D printing provider and get this awesome game cube* made!
* pun fully intended 😉
source: Kickass3DPrints
This miniature homemade pinball machine is so darn cute!
Don’t be deceived by its tiny looks – this little beast can play one of the greatest pinball games from the 90s, Pinball Fantasies, on its tiny screens! To make it even more like its bigger and heavier brother, it sports a working plunger and haptic feedback for added realism – mind totally blown!
For those of you that want to know the technical aspects of this creation, check out it out here.
source: Sprite_tm
story source: hackaday.com
Thanks to Ms. Ausretrogamer for sending this through – this Super Mario Bros. RGB LED Clock is a DIY project we reckon we can tackle! We love the DMD look on the RGB LED Matrix!
The instructions for this DIY build by Jonathas Barbosa are nice and easy to follow, so we have no excuse to not being able to get this done (unless there is a shortage on the parts required!). You got to admit, this animated Super Mario clock makes an awesome retro decoration!
So, who is making this?
source: laughingsquid & Instructables
Do you want to collect retro gaming consoles and retro computers? Do you have a space issue?
If you answered yes to both questions, then Dave Nunez of Rabbit Engineering has a solution for you! Dave has created and 3D printed a series of more than 100 miniature devices and peripherals based on classic old school computers and video game consoles, each of which is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand (Ed: space issue solved!). They may not be exact replicas or to scale, but they definitely capture the spirit and style of the system to induce nostalgia!
Here is a sample of Dave’s very cool creations – you can check out the rest via his Rabbit Engineering Etsy store.
image source: Rabbit Engineering
[via: technabob]
We’ve been on a Vectrex kick lately, from having a beautiful boxed system donated to us, to the cool custom controller overlay to pimp out our older and tired looking Vectrex controllers. We adore the retro gaming splendour that is the Vectrex!
While we are on this vector kick, we’ve found out that there is a smart cookie out there that has used their 3D printing skills in fabricating a Vectrex controller, decked out in great colours and LED-lit analogue sticks! It’s a bit rough around the edges, but it’s still damn cool.
PLEASE TAKE OUR MONEY!
source: eBay
source: Coolate
Follow this Adafruit tutorial and you can have your very own 3D printed mini replica of the iconic Commodore PET (Personal Electronic Transactor) computer.
Video source: Adafruit Industries on YouTube
Source: Adafruit via Laughing Squid
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